योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-49, verse-35

नो चेत्पतति चित्क्षेत्रे कलनाबीजकं ततः ।
चित्ताङ्कुरा न जायन्ते सुखदुःखलवद्रुमाः ॥ ३५ ॥

no cetpatati citkṣetre kalanābījakaṃ tataḥ ,
cittāṅkurā na jāyante sukhaduḥkhalavadrumāḥ 35

35. no cet patati cit-kṣetre kalanā-bījakaṃ tataḥ
cittāṅkurāḥ na jāyante sukha-duḥkha-lava-drumāḥ

35. no cet kalanā-bījakaṃ cit-kṣetre patati tataḥ
sukha-duḥkha-lava-drumāḥ cittāṅkurāḥ na jāyante

35. If the seed of conceptualization (kalanā-bījaka) does not fall into the field of consciousness, then the sprouts of the mind (cittāṅkurāḥ) – which are like trees bearing fragments of joy and sorrow – do not arise.

Words meanings summery:

• नो (no) - not, no

• चेत् (cet) - if, if then

• पतति (patati) - falls, descends

• चित्-क्षेत्रे (cit-kṣetre) - in the field of consciousness/mind

• कलना-बीजकं (kalanā-bījakaṁ) - the potential for mental constructs and experiences, the root cause of mental activity (the seed of conceptualization, germ of imagination)

• ततः (tataḥ) - as a consequence (then, therefore, from that)

• चित्ताङ्कुराः (cittāṅkurāḥ) - mental formations, thoughts, emotions, and experiences (sprouts of the mind)

• न (na) - not, no

• जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, arise, appear

• सुख-दुःख-लव-द्रुमाः (sukha-duḥkha-lava-drumāḥ) - describes the nature of mental formations as leading to mixed experiences of happiness and suffering (trees of fragments of joy and sorrow)

Words meanings and morphology

नो (no) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in combination with 'cet' to mean 'if not'.

चेत् (cet) - if, if then

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in combination with 'no' to mean 'if not'.

पतति (patati) - falls, descends

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pat

Present Indicative

Root 'pat', 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: pat (class 1)

चित्-क्षेत्रे (cit-kṣetre) - in the field of consciousness/mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cit-kṣetra

cit-kṣetra - field of consciousness, field of the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+kṣetra)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• kṣetra – field, ground, place, sphere
  noun (neuter)

कलना-बीजकं (kalanā-bījakaṁ) - the potential for mental constructs and experiences, the root cause of mental activity (the seed of conceptualization, germ of imagination)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalanā-bījaka

kalanā-bījaka - seed of conceptualization/imagination

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalanā+bījaka)

• kalanā – conceptualization, imagination, calculation
  noun (feminine)
• bījaka – seed, germ, origin
  noun (neuter)

ततः (tataḥ) - as a consequence (then, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

चित्ताङ्कुराः (cittāṅkurāḥ) - mental formations, thoughts, emotions, and experiences (sprouts of the mind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cittāṅkura

cittāṅkura - sprout of the mind, mental shoots

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+aṅkura)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, germ
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, arise, appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Indicative

Root 'jan', 3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: jan (class 4)

सुख-दुःख-लव-द्रुमाः (sukha-duḥkha-lava-drumāḥ) - describes the nature of mental formations as leading to mixed experiences of happiness and suffering (trees of fragments of joy and sorrow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sukha-duḥkha-lava-druma

sukha-duḥkha-lava-druma - tree of fragments of joy and sorrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+duḥkha+lava+druma)

• sukha – joy, happiness, pleasure
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering
  noun (neuter)
• lava – fragment, particle, drop, bit
  noun (masculine)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to 'cittāṅkurāḥ'.